Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion ...

Recent studies have shown that while 70% of children aged six to 11 claim watching TV is their favourite hobby, a large 61% also enjoy outdoor exploration. However, it appears that much of this time ...

Stick insects make a certain amount of sense, evolutionarily speaking. They look like sticks, or twigs, or leaves; thus camouflaged, they presumably have a better chance of avoiding predators, ...

Stick bugs are a fascinating insect variety. They have uniquely camouflaged bodies that make them fun models in science education. But their eating habits can devastate trees and damage forests. This ...

Many people go out of their way to avoid creepy crawling insects on a daily basis. But for folks attending Bug Maine-ia at the Maine State Museum, Tuesday was a celebration of bugs and their ...

Sounds too good to be true? Well, the world’s most innovative companies are backing the idea. Google has named Startup Weekend as one of its first partners of the new program Google for entrepreneurs, ...

About 20 children scurried to the edge of the woods, armed with flashlights and slathered in bug spray. Soon, they were gleefully shouting, “there’s one!” as they cupped their hands together over neon ...

The state Department of Agriculture found dead insects, mold, and evidence that children were playing in a restaurant kitchen during this week’s food safety inspections. Little Elephant restaurant on ...

“A lot of cricket protein products seem to be bars and powders targeted at 18-35 year old males that are into mountain biking,” observes Shelby Smith, founder of Iowa-based edible insect startup Gym-N ...